Crowley Lake Eastsid (FR 04S45) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Crowley Lake Eastsid (FR 04S45) in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, White Mountain Ranger District

4.7 mi from Crowley Lake

Maps 7,438 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Inyo National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 10 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 7.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Round Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road between mile 2.3 and mile 3.3: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Mount Morgan stands 5,566 ft above the map pin, 9.0 miles southwest.

Rules

  • Within a 10-mile radius of any undeveloped campsite for a period longer than 14 consecutive days... Anywhere within the Inyo National Forest for more than 28 total days during a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 30–63°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.